fights per 100 students, a rate higher than other HISD zoned schools. Student culture In the 1960s the chess team played in the first integrated chess games in the Houston area. Teacher demographics and quality According to HISD's teacher appraisal system the percentage of teachers at the school ranked as "needs improvement" or "ineffective" was 37% for the years 2011–2016, among the highest of any HISD school, while the overall HISD average was 16%. 2019 over 40% of the teachers in each particular school year are not present in the following year. Campus A mural that was installed in 2016 in the library as part of the schoolwide renovation depicts the history of Sunnyside and Alma Allen and Rodney Ellis, two state-level politicians from Sunnyside; it was made by Class of 1999 alumna Marye Dean, born and raised in Sunnyside and resident in the State of New York as an attorney. Dean considers Allen and Ellis to be her mentors. The mural has the slogan "Each One Teach One". Neighborhoods served by Worthing Worthing High School serves Sunnyside, Cullen Estates, Brookhaven, a portion of South Acres and Crestmont Park, a portion of South Acres Estates, Cloverland, Regal Oaks , a portion of Minnetex Place, City Park, Almeda, and Skyview Forest . Hence, Worthing's logo is "Sunnyside Pride." Worthing also serves unincorporated portions of Harris County (such as Brunswick , Brunswick Lakes , Brunswick Meadows , and Morningside Place). Portions of the city of Pearland are in the Worthing attendance zone. School uniforms Worthing requires school uniforms. The Texas Education Agency specifies that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the uniform; parents must specify "bona fide" reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Notable alumni August Alsina - R&B singer from New Orleans Rodney Ellis - County Commissioner, Harris County Precinct One; former Texas State Senator Milton Carroll - Chairman of CenterPoint Energy since 2002, Chairman of Instrument Products since 1977, Director of Halliburton since 2006, Director of Health Care Service Corporation since 1998, Director of Western Gas Holdings since 2008, Director of LRR Energy, L.P. since 2011. Gregory "Cadillac" Anderson - NBA basketball player Cliff Branch - NFL football player for Oakland Raiders, 3-time Super Bowl champion Terry Ellis - founding member of